United States soldiers on 'Mission Montagnard' in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The soldiers and Vietnamese Special Forces conduct classes for the montagnards. The young montagnards are seated on the ground. A soldier writes on a board and instructs them. The soldier gives a lecture to a montagnard who knows English and this montagnard translates the lecture for the other montagnards in Vietnamese.
United States soldiers on 'Mission Montagnard' in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The soldiers train young montagnards. Houses in the area. Men practice rifle shooting in the area. Smoke from firing in the foreground. They throw hand grenades hiding behind barricades. A soldier stands and instructs them. The men practice and hit a target board.
United States soldiers on 'Mission Montagnard' in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The soldiers train young montagnards. They practice firing bazookas and other hand weapons. A soldier instructs them about the use of demolition weapons. They also learn the use of radio communication.
United States soldiers on 'Mission Montagnard' in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Men and children seated at a table eat food. A man cooks food. They practice defense from enemy weapons in a field. Smoke from firing and bombardment. A soldier fires a machine gun. Trees in the background. The montagnards hide behind barricades and defend themselves from an enemy attack. The practice continues at night. They learn various techniques of defense. They also learn the technique of burning an arrow which points out guerrilla positions to an aircraft.
United States soldiers on 'Mission Montagnard' in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The soldiers give training to the montagnards. The montagnards undergo physical training. They walk along a field. U.S. soldiers train them in guerrilla warfare and provide them better understanding of the war. The montagnards stand in formation on a field and U.S. soldiers stand along with them. A flag hoisting ceremony takes place. The soldiers salute as a flag is hoisted. They shake hands with the montagnards and leave the place.
United States Army Special Forces officers in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States Army Captain Roger H. Donlon of Special Forces 'C' Team and Sergeant E5 James D. Coates with two Vietnamese security forces officers visit Camp Nam Dong. The men walk towards a mortar position. Two soldiers with guns on their backs prepare a mortar inside a circular trench lined with sandbags. The men standing beside the trench hold a map and discuss. Views of the officers discussing. The soldiers in the trench salute as the officers walk away from the trench.